Baseball’s All-Star Game – the Mid-Summer Classic has been thrilling fans since 1933. The game has provided many memorable moments, even one embarrassing, forgettable moment a short time ago.
Below are 20 All-Star game moments and factoids. The goal is to match the moment to the game’s venue. It’s not as easy, and answers are provided after a classic, must-watch All-Star commercial from many years ago. Enjoy and let us know how you did.
Matching Choices
Anaheim Stadium, Astrodome, Camden Yards, Candlestick Park, Comiskey Park, Ebbets Field, Fenway Park, Griffith Stadium, Jacobs Field, Metropolitan Stadium, Miller Park, Municipal Stadium (Cleveland), Polo Grounds, Riverfront Stadium, Safeco Field, Shea Stadium, Shibe Park, The Ballpark at Arlington, Tiger Stadium, Yankee Stadium,
Events
- Fred Lynn hits the first grand slam HR in All Star history at the site of the first All-Star Game –just 50 years later
- Pete Rose collides with catcher Ray Fosse
- Reggie Jackson’s HR off the light tower
- Carl the King Hubbell consecutively fans Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin
- Stu Miller allegedly being blown off the mound
- John Kruk batting against Randy Johnson
- Ted Williams homers on a Rip (Luke) Sewell eephus pitch
- Earl Averill’s line drive hits pitcher Dizzy Dean’s foot and essentially ending Dean’s career
- Tony Perez’s game-deciding 15th-inning HR
- Racial barrier is broken by four players
- Sandy Alomar’s game-winning HR in his home park
- Cal Ripken homers in his last All-Star at bat
- The NL is held to 3 hits, yet 3 solo HRs were enough for a 3-2 win.
- Willie Mays returns to the city long before Josh Hamilton’s derby homers
- First expansion team stadium to host an All-Star game
- First AL expansion team stadium to host an All-Star game
- First All-Star played indoors on artificial turf
- First All-Star game held at night, surprisingly in 1943 and at the same location as the first AL game at night
- After 4 consecutive years of the game being played twice in a month, the All Star game returns to a once-a-year format
- Commissioner rules the game a tie in the 11th inning as both teams lack pitchers
Answers
- Fred Lynn hits the first grand slam HR in All Star history at the site of the first All-Star Game –just 50 years later (Comiskey Park)
- Pete Rose collides with catcher Ray Fosse (Riverfront Stadium)
- Reggie Jackson’s HR off the light tower (Tiger Stadium)
- Carl the King Hubbell consecutively fans Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin (Polo Grounds)
- Stu Miller allegedly being blown off the mound (Candlestick Park)
- John Kruk batting against Randy Johnson (Camden Yards)
- Ted Williams homers on a Rip (Luke) Sewell eephus pitch (Fenway, Boston)
- Earl Averill’s line drive hits pitcher Dizzy Dean’s foot and essentially ending Dean’s career (Griffith Stadium)
- Tony Perez’s game-deciding 15th-inning HR (Anaheim Stadium)
- Racial barrier is broken by four players (Ebbets Field)
- Sandy Alomar’s game-winning HR in his home park (Jacobs Field)
- Cal Ripken homers in his last All-Star at bat (Safeco Field)
- The NL is held to 3 hits, yet 3 solo HRs were enough for a 3-2 win. (The Ballpark at Arlington)
- Willie Mays returns to the city long before Josh Hamilton’s derby homers (Yankee Stadium)
- First expansion team stadium to host an All-Star game (Shea Stadium)
- First AL expansion team stadium to host an All-Star game (Metropolitan Stadium)
- First All-Star played indoors on artificial turf (Astrodome)
- First All-Star game held at night, surprisingly in 1943 and at the same location as the first AL game at night (Shibe Park)
- After 4 consecutive years of the game being played twice in a month, the All Star game returns to a once-a-year format (Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium)
- Commissioner rules the game a tie in the 11th inning as both teams lack pitchers (Miller Park)
